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SC adjourns Vijay Mallya's contempt case hearing for next week

The top court had held Mallya guilty of contempt of court for transferring USD 40 million to his children in violation of the court's order and sought his presence before it on various occasions

DB Realty shares hit 5% upper circuit on favourable ruling from SC

Shares of DB Realty hit the 5 per cent upper circuit on Wednesday as the company informed the stock exchanges that the firm has won the title of a land owned by it in Mumbai

SC stays NGT ban on water purifiers where TDS below 500 mg per litre

The top court was hearing an appeal filed by the Water Quality India Association challenging the December 1, 2021 order of the NGT

SC to hear Mistry's plea to delete remarks against him in case vs Tata Sons

Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear after 10 days the plea of CIPL for expunction of certain remarks made against Cyrus Mistry in the 2021 verdict setting aside the NCLAT's order

Covid: 3 UPSC aspirants move SC, seek extra attempt to appear in main exam

Three aspirants, who cleared the UPSC 2021 prelims exam but could not appear in all papers of the main exam after testing Covid positive, have approached the Supreme Court

Supertech twin towers to be demolished on May 22, Noida authority tells SC

The Noida authority informed the Supreme Court that Supertech 40-story twin towers will be demolished on May 22. In its August 31 judgment, last year, the SC had ordered for demolition of twin towers

Review of RERA rules likely to save home buyers from errant builders

As state after state diluted rules to regulate real estate, SC ordered a relook

Mobile phone users can approach consumer forum for service deficiency: SC

The Supreme Court has held that an individual facing any deficiency in telecom services can approach consumer forums directly with his complaint against the company. The fact that the remedy of arbitration under the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885 is of a statutory nature would not oust the jurisdiction of the consumer forum in such matters, a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath said. "It would be open to a consumer to opt for the remedy of arbitration, but there is no compulsion in law to do so and it would be open to a consumer to seek recourse to the remedies which are provided under the (Consumer Protection) Act of 1986, now replaced by the Act of 2019, the bench said. The top court passed the verdict on an appeal of Vodafone by which the company had challenged an order of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) by which it had affirmed the view of SCDRC that Section 7B of the Act of 1885 would not be applicable to a private service provider

Legal or illegal? SC asks Centre to make its stand clear on Bitcoins

The Reserve Bank of India's order banning banks from supporting crypto transactions, was reversed in March 2020, by the Supreme Court.

1988 case: SC asks Navjot Sidhu to respond to application within 2 weeks

The Supreme Court Friday asked Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to file response within two weeks on an application which has said that his conviction in an over 32-year-old road rage case

Road rage case: Sidhu urges SC to dismiss review petition against him

The petition in the road rage case against is without merit and ought to be dismissed: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Can't discriminate against son of 2nd wife in compassionate appointment: SC

Familial origins include the validity of the marriage of the parents of a claimant of compassionate appointment and the claimant's legitimacy as their child, the bench said

'Rs 19,111-cr assets attached out of total fraud by Mallya, Nirav & Choksi'

These figures were mentioned in the note submitted by Tushar Mehta in the SC, which is hearing arguments on a batch of petitions concerning the interpretation of certain provisions of PMLA

SC dismisses plea seeking stay on release of movie Gangubai Kathiawadi

SC dismissed the plea of Babuji Rawji Shah, who claims to be the adopted son of Gangubai, against the Bombay HC's order declining him various reliefs such as interim stay on the release of the movie

On cryptocurrencies India is choosing to incrementally confuse

If the government decides to ban cryptocurrencies, it is going to have to fight an uphill battle as banning them will lead to a profusion of illegal ways in which people access them.

SC rejects plea seeking cancellation of Class 10, 12 offline board exams

The top court pulled up petitioners for filing premature petition and creating confusion among lakhs of students through such PILs

'Love affair' no ground for bail in POCSO case, SC set aside HC order

The bench in its order passed on Monday said that 'having regard to the age of the prosecutrix and the nature and gravity of the crime, no case for the grant of bail was established'

Employer has to pay damages for delay in payment of EPF contribution: SC

An employer is under an obligation to pay the damages for delay in payment of the contribution of Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) of an employee, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka said Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act is legislation for providing social security to the employees working in any establishment and engaging 20 or more persons. The top court said that the Act casts an obligation upon the employer to make the compulsory deduction for provident fund and to deposit in the workers' account in the EPF office. We are of the considered view that any default or delay in the payment of EPF contribution by the employer under the Act is a sine qua non for the imposition of levy of damages under Section 14B of the Act 1952 and mens rea or actus reus is not an essential element for imposing penalty/damages for breach of civil obligations/liabilities, the bench said. The top court was hearing an appeal filed .

Top headlines: Amazon, Future asked to approach NCLAT; ED arrests Malik

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Consumer court vacancies: Supreme Court imposes fine on state govts

The Supreme Court imposed fine on various state governments for non-compliance of its order to fill up vacancies in district and state consumer commissions.